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Sculpture On Shore 2018 in Devonport Auckland
Read more: Sculpture On Shore 2018 in Devonport AucklandI headed along with my mother to the stunning Sculpture On Shore exhibition held every two years at the historic Fort Takapuna military base in Devonport, aptly set in a place of natural beauty on the cliffs looking over Auckland Harbour to Rangitoto. Open to the public until 18th November 2018, with ticket sales benefitting Womens Refuge…
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The Week On Thread Episode 96
Read more: The Week On Thread Episode 96In The Week On Thread Episode 96, this twenty sixth column of 2017, I showcase some pics of highlights in photos of what I’ve been doing for the past week in late October 2017 around Auckland. It’s the highlights from my Instagram, which you can follow over at www.instagram.com/threadnz to see daily updates and what’s new. Intro image: Made my…
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Art and wine meet at Brancott Estate
Read more: Art and wine meet at Brancott EstateI had a lovely day being flown to the South Island for a helicopter tour, and wine tasting and 3 course lunch. Glass is definitely half full. Art amongst the vines I headed down to Marlborough to Brancott Vineyard on October 18 for the launch of New York designer Dror Benshetrit’s 8m high art installation Under/standing…
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Art Workshop with Dr Murad of Murad Skincare
Read more: Art Workshop with Dr Murad of Murad SkincareI had the honour of attending a hands-on Art Workshop with Dr Howard Murad of Murad Skincare this week whilst the founder of the skincare brand was over from LA in Auckland. His visionary approach to skincare was apparent as he talked us through his philosophy (Dr Murad’s philosophy here on Youtube.) of “living younger”,…
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NZ Festival 2016 brings a cultural feast
Read more: NZ Festival 2016 brings a cultural feastLeah Garcia Purves headed along for Thread to celebrate the Auckland Launch of the 2016 New Zealand Festival, with Artistic Director, Shelagh Magadza, to hear the exciting full programme, which marks the 30th anniversary of the Festival… The Auckland NZ Festival media launch was held in a big office building. It was somewhat sterile compared to…
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Highlights of Day 2 at Semi-Permanent Auckland 2014
Read more: Highlights of Day 2 at Semi-Permanent Auckland 2014Here are just a few of our highlights of day 2 at the 10th Semi-Permanent Auckland on Saturday 3rd May 2014 with some of the memorable soundbites, photos I shot, and some top Tweets. Read our highlights of Day 1 at Semi-Permanent Auckland here. See our Streetstyle at Semi-Permanent here. Every year, there is a…